Cottage Grove sentinel., August 19, 1914, Image 4

It might alao hr plouaing to parotite to ho relieved of tho can* of
ISS RANKIN iti'l« ko onthuaiastic in her eapouaal ot tho canot*
of proportional reprc«**ntatum that ahi* trota «mucwhat mixctl their children for a night or two of a week. If they don't care for
auch relief, they might accompany their children to the playgrounda
up.
'BA C K BO N E
WEEKLY ^ J g w tfA P g fo WITH y*UNTY
She
apeaka
ot
the
“
world
being
dragged
forward
by
the
indom-
and
aaauuie the reaponaibility of looking after their own children and
>f g QUA n V ^ u W W W *
r
r ” tLBEBT •E O I E «fato*
(he children of other parenta who would appreciate the relief
liable wills of a few martyr«.”
A Heat clasa publication entered at Cottag« Grove aa aecond etaaa «ait mattar.
M iss Myrtle Purvanee has suggested the movement, anti, assisted
Indomitable will» arc hardly fitted phyaicaliy for the dragging out
by
Mias
Maud Hooper, haa given a couple social pnrties to interest the
game.
Besides,
a
m
artyr
ia
uaually
a
dead
one
who
haa
gone
to
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
Ona Taar............................................ $1.50 Thraa Month* ....................................... 40 heaven, where people advance by a more gentle proceaa. (Oregon children. Mias Purvance will not be here during the coming achool
Hii M onth*........................... .................50 Single Copie*..........................................5a
year, but if auffieieiit interest is shown, site will endeavor to arrange
No aubacription taka' unlaaa paid for in advance.
Thu rule ia imperative. needs « few more martyr« of thia kind.)
Martyr« as n rule don't drag thing« forward. They naually play for the formation of an organisation to curry on the work.
ADVERTISING RATER
the pari of the one being dragged.
Duplay, 25 canta par inch; reading notice ads., 10 cent* per line; legal notice#,
after that time. Ktbbona will lie award
A martyr ia sometimes one who suffer« disease «r abuse patiently.
6 cant* par line; surrounded ad»., 50 cent* per inch; tUasillcd ad»., 1 rent per
ed all winners and severul apceinl rn*h
,.ord. Special discount« on contracts. Cards of Thank* and Resolutions, 0 cents T here is g o i n g to I n * a whole lot le s s of thia kind of m artyr in Oregon
prlsea will Ire given a* well aa the rib
par line.
Kilitorittl in tho Tm Kibortitor.
bona from apcelalty club* nut’ll a* the
t h i a year
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20 SOUTH FIFTH STREET
American llluek Minorca flub, the
BUSINESS OFFICE:
you are paying fates on it. And
American Marred Plymouth Mock Club
Miss Rankin says; “ You ahould advise an intelligent ballot, lest the Welt,
tales are tin» high now, are they
Wednesday. August 19. 1914.
amt others, thirteen in nil.
luter, you,’ like so many others, may be found endorsing thia measure, notf Certainly they are. All rlglTt.
ns was the case with so many who nt first opposed the initiative ami Now, auppoae Mr. U'Ken‘s single tat in- Thera was an old wourun who lived ill
disguise, fifteen hundred dollur etemp
! Be Sure to Get Stop Over
Be Sure to Get Stop Over
a »hoe; aha had ao many rhlldren .lie
referendum.”
lion bill is enucted into Inn nt this rum
didn’t know what to do. Hire Inserted
at
Cottage
Grove.
at Cottage Grove.
Miss Rankin infers that if we advise an intelligent ballot we will ing election, what thenf Why, every a want ad. in The Hcntincl, and then she
-understand that every person,
didn’t have enough to go around. «22
not later be fourni endorsing this measure. We most heartily endorse person
including (makers, bond holders, owners
!un intelligent ballot, and feel fully as competent as Miss Rankin to of railroad stocks, money lenders, louu
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION AND
sharks, etc., etc,, is eiempted from pay
define auch.
MISREPRESENTATION.
ing t s i e s on f i fte e n hundred dnllur* uf
.
.
' \ \ We
e a are
r e n not
o t o one
n e o of
t t those
hose w
who
h o " “ a at
t l first
i r a i opposed
opposed m
the e mmative
initiative amt
and
O T H E E d it o r: We b eliev e T he C o tta g e G rove S e n tin e l him used pre
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saaeeaed v a lu a tio n <*r In* per
Editorial in Oregonian,
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ju d ie e in stead o f rcaaon iu th e arg u m e n t condem n i s g p ro p o rtio n a l rep r e f e r e n d u m , “ b u t w e h o p e to l i v e l o n g enough to S«*e both intelligently sonal p ro p e rty h o ld in g .
T hen what
The Oregonian again invite* the at
V J r e . e n t a t . o n an d o th e r M e a s u re , a p p e a r i n g on th e in i ti a ti v e ballot a n ie |M | e d .
hap,«*n.f J u s t as much t a i money h a .
VS/>e Cottage Grove Sentinel
£
Do Voo Own a Piece of Land?
Outright Ruin
I t c e rt a iu l y is u n ju s t, u n f a i r an d not fu lfillin g th e re s p o n sib ility t h a t an y new s
lention of every citiren of the state
to the astounding socialist propoaul to
throw the eight hour iron hnnnner into
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the wheels of Oregon progress. The
• * * a »‘ *»K patiently
wide »weep of the iiiensurc, offered uii
That
i*
what
HAH
tn
bo
do«*.
There
i*
to move forward of their
ao alternative, nu guess work nlwiut der the initiative for the November
that. No, Mr. U 'Ren 'a m«*«*uri* ilur> election, ran best be understood by rend
not contain n clause which *nv* tbnt ing it* provision* in detail.
Which is it going to bet
such will happen, oli, no, he ia tou »mart
Article XV, Hcetion 9, of the t ’onati
ISS RANKIN say«: “ We do not underrate the power of the for that. Hi* out ami out »ingle tn* tut ton of the Htule uf Oregon, *hnll be
measure* were defeated, badly defeat
public pr«*.vs to mould opinion and incidentally the votes of ed, each time they rniuc up. Thi* time nnd the same hereby i* amended to renil
aa follow»!
the people." Thanks? We'll try to mould a few voles and he i* trying to band u* the same thing
Be it Enacted by the People of th«*
"slightly modified ’‘-—in disguise, if Slate of Oregon:
hope to have some to spare.
you plea*e, with the hope thut he will
Miss Rankin advises the nsc of reason in place of prejudice W. eventually FtiRt'K »ingle tax u|>nn u* Thai it shnll constitute n eriminnl of
fense, punishable by fine or imprison
I by degree».
advise the same thing. Come on w ith your part of it I
Furthermore, thi* ia not a new idea ment, or both, for any peraon, firm, rum
of Mr. r i l r u ' l
It is simply the re pany or rorp«iration, or hi*, her, or their
AN IN8IDI0US SUBSIDY
foreman, overseer, superintendent, ntnn
viviag of an old, old, modified »ingle
ager,
or any other agent, t«> employ, in
NK OF THE most insidious subsidies ever granted by a pater­ las measure that ha* been tried before
the Htate of Oregon, uny man, woman,
nalist ie government is that of printing liuaine«« corner cards by other profea*ional office s e e k e r * boy or girl, for more than eight hour*
whose aole interest ia to *erure vote* for
free of charge on stamped envelopes in lota of 500 or larger. themselves for ptiblir office. And in any one calendar day, or more than
There is no more reason why the government ahould print corner •very time it bn* been abandoned for It hour* in any one calendar w e e k . Ily
this law, employment for eight hour* in
cards free on stamped envelopes than why it should print them on any the best reason in the world —it im p o se * any calendar day «hall be runfined to
a hardship on the producer and ronsum
other envelopes that go into the mail.
er. The man of wealth and the man nine ronserutive hours, allowing one
hour for eating and real. The period of
Those who eau afford to buy 500 «tamped envelope« at a time are who ia not n producer reap* the Irene nine consecutive hour* with eight hour*
fit*. V , we do not wnnt freak tax
those best able lo afford to pay for printing the corner card on them law*. We want and need and must hate for work therein, and one hour for enl
Those who can afford to buy 500 stamped envelopes at a time areitas reform law* of a nature and kind mg and rest, shall, by me provision* of
thi* law, be identical for earh, any and
those who would not send out an envelop«* without a business corner j " ' ,11
,bp kur,1,‘" ot • very calendar day, of each, any nnd
taxation on those who eun best afford
card on it. Therefore, the subsidy is only for those who can well afford ,0 pty
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will make it easier every calendar week.
to pay for what the government gives them, and gives them largely at
,t,r **rraf'. ‘t“1 homeowner, instead Thi* law, and the provision* t h e r e o f ,
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. of benefiting the man of wealth who i* «hull apply, with equal force, to earh,
the expense
ol those who can not aflord to buy
envelopes
in now neaping
, .,
. . proportion of , the
.. any and every person, man, woman, boy
■
e stamped
*
*
bla just
tax. He must Ire matte to pay hia ju»t or girl, employed fur pay, remuneration,
large enough quantities to take advantage of the subsidy.
burden
of tnxation instend of exempting profit or compensation of any kind
The government’s argument that it prints these corner cards to
him by laws like the one proposal by whatsoever; ia, on, around or about
each, any and every rnfe, rlub, hotel,
save the expense of sending letters to the dead letter office is worn Mr. U ’Ren.
restaurant, farm, laundry, hospital, ran
And
the
Tax
l.iberator
promise*
it*
cut. It is doubtful if the saving in expense would equal the cost, hut
reader* that it ia now and will continue ning or parking plant, rarlory, lumber
there is no use wasting argument on that (mint. Those who buy to bend every bit of ita energy tuwnrd yard, logging camp, sawmill, oil, alenin
stamped envelopes in quantities of 500 would have the corner car«! the end that auch reform law* will Ire or electric railway, railroad, slat bin,
depot, roundhouse, or on the track*, en
even if compelled to pay for the work. If the government wishes to passed that will relieve the farmer ami glnns, cars or other equipment of an oil,
the small home owner.
keep letters from the dead letter office, it should print corner eards Other states have adopted, and have steam or electric railway or rnilroad, to
for those who can’t afford to have them printed. They are the ones in eoereanful operation, such Inws, and express, teaming and drnying concerns,
lo telegraph, telephone, engineering, me
who at the same time are so eareless as to neglect to even write a re­ the Tnx Liberator believes that the peo chanicnl, mercantile, mining, foundry,
pie of this commonwealth ran put into
turn address.
operation just as rnsily and operate just iron and machine wurh, to laborer«, do
m.-»tie», artisans, mechanics and trade*
The matter will soon lw* up to congress. F’rinters over the entire a* successfully tax laws which inure to men in the building trades, to offirr.
the benefit of those people who are in
country are after their congressmen. Typographical unions have the great majority and who are in great store, barber shop, garage, workshop,
joined the fight. Never before has there been such a probability of eat need of surb reform, And we ran ship, wharf, warehouse and waterfront
work, anywhere and everywhere within
killing this corner card monopoly. If the papers who have been wear­ and will do this without confiscating the Htate of Oregon. By thlx law
the farmer’s property, resorting to
ing out type and material telling of the good things done by their rep­ ■ingle tax, openly or in disguise, or by n*tth*r manual labor, trad** nor th* pro
resentatives in Congress, would take a firm stand and make their adopting untried, unsound, theoretical fusion* shall be exempted, but *v*ry
form of labor, skilled or unskilled, as
or Hoeinliatie nraaurr*.
position plain, this monumental subsidy might be put out of business.
well aa «vary trad* and profauton. and
person* working thsreln or theroat.
It is up to the papers to look after their own interests once in
■hall be Included In, by and under this
awhile. Will they get busy? Will they let their congressmen know
law, within th* State of Oregon.
what they want?
Does the Oregon housewife think she
has no interest or concern in politics?
OUR CHILDREN AND THOSE OF OTHER8.
A feature *h»w held in conjunction Or the restaurant keeperf Or the ho*
with
the county fair, Hepteniber 22 to pital board? Or the fnrmerf Or nny
NY MOVEMENT that means taking children from the streets
25, will be the Seventh Annual Poultry employer or employe or citixen whntso
is worthy of consideration. One that proposes at the same Hbow. The show thia year promise* to evert
time to put them under competent supervision is worthy of lie the largest and most *uere**ful ever The proposal ought lo have been en
held on the Pacific Const. All entries titled. "A bill to stop the clock, limit
the attention of every parent.
muat be made before 0 o ’eloek Monday, daylight, demoralise service, destroy
A news item in the last issue of The Sentinel told of a movement Heptember 21, a* none will be received employment nnd ruin the employe!.’’
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p a p e r assum es when it receives m ail e u tr a n e e to reach th e public, if it u ses :
M i s s U u n k i l i speaks of the World being
p re j u d ic e in s te a d o f reason in a d v is in g ita r e a d e r s r e g a r d in g m e a s u re , placed on
.
,
,
,
th e b allo t by th e req u ired c o n s t it u ti o n a l pro vision.
| *h *’ s »K a k s o f l U o s ' ‘ w h ° a r * t o d ° , h *‘
Mr. I* ’Ren in th e p ro p o r tio n a l re p r e s e n ta t io n m easu re referr.nl to was but ,or the people to gain Sufficient intelligence
o ne o f th e 12,000 who, by th e i r s ig n a tu re s , said th ey w a n te d th e c i t ir e n s of Ore )(M (( V0| i t j 0 n
gon to in te llig e n tly consider and p a ss upon th is measure
We do not underrate the power of the public press to mould opinion and in
eidentally the votes of the people For this reason public policies lie almost
helpless in the hauds of the press of the country. Not only are we. they who
initiated the measure, wronged but the whole populace are injured w heu rntelli
gent social progress is retarded by prejudice. The world has been dragged for
ward by the indomitable will of the few who are willing to be made martyrs in
one way or another, and we insist that it is but fair that you allow the publica
tion of this letter and a fair discussion of measures through the columns of your
paper
Nothing of this nature is dead until it is intelligently killed. Proportional
representation will appear and reappear until it does receive fair consideration
snd an intelligent disposition at the hands of the elector* of Oregon, It should
have a fair consideration at this time. You should advise an intelligent ballot,
lest later, you, like many others, may be found endowing this measure, as was
the case with so many who at first opposed the initiative and referendum.
Will you allow public discussion of this measure?
NETTIE MAE RANKIN,
Secretary Proportional Representation Bureau.
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ISS RANKIN' shows by the questions she has asked that she
has not read The Sentinel as closely as one should who mod-
estly confesses to being one of “ the few martyrs w ho, by theii
indomitable will, are endeavoring to drag the world forward.” Had
she been a constant reader of The Sentinel she would have read the
oft-repeated invitation to use its columns as a public forum. No com­
munication that is tensely w ritten in English upon a subject of public
import has ever been denied space.
We thought that we were to have a few communications from our
freak-law manufacturer at Oregon City, but after our reply to his
one letter we have heard no more. Possibly Miss Rankin may follow
his cautious example.
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Miss Rankin refers to an argument in The Sentinel condemning
proportional representation. We would be greatly indebted to the
lady for a copy of the argument referred to. We would like to read it.
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Miss Rankin states that “ Mr. I' Ren was but one of the 12,000 who,
by their signatures, said they wanted the citizens of Oregon to intel­
ligently consider and pass upon proportional representation.
Miss Rankin is mistaken. Mr. U ’Ken had a far more important
part than that in the preparation of this measure ami the initiative
petitions that procured it a place on the ballot. We would ask Miss
Rankin to state who framed and fathered this measure. As an aid in
looking up this point we would suggest an examination of the initia­
tive petitions and the voters’ pamphlet.
ISS RANKIN’ says: “ Nothing of this nature is dead until
it is intelligently killed.”
We wish we could say with equal certainty that “ nothing
of this nature is born until it is intelligently born.”
We wish we could say, “ In Oregon no measure is put on the ballol
except upon the petition of those who know what they have signed.
We ask Miss Rankin to prove that one-tenth of the 12,000 of whom
she speaks know at this moment the salient features of the measure
which they petitioned to have placed on the ballot.
Miss Rankin says: “ Proportional representation will appear ami
reappear until it does receive an intelligent disposition.”
We take it that Miss Rankin thinks there will be no intelligent dis­
position until the measure becomes law. We would ask her, iu con­
nection with this statement, to study the definition of the word
“ prejudice,” which she uses so freely in criticizing The Sentinel. She
will find a definition to fit her case.
We would ask Miss Rankin why an unfavorable vote could not be
an intelligent one.
We would ask Miss Rankin why 12,000 people (even if they did
know what they were signing) should be permitted to force upon the
ballot year after year a measure which has been as repeatedly de­
feated. Why should the few be allowed to saddle the expense of their
whims and hair-brained experiments upon the many? If the measure
should develop some semblance of popularity there might be some
excuse for resubmission, but Miss Rankin makes no such qualification.
If the measure should not get a single favorable vote, ¡1 would, never­
theless, be resubmitted year after year, of course, with only a very
small expense to its authors.
T h a t’s the kind of spirit, we presume, that is going to drag the
world forward, or at least drag it somewhere.
m
| to be rained
drugged forward.
Later
a*
fo rm erly.
How is it
1 V*,"*1,*
* .«•» y nn ext r a
M * ’ |w r r e n t on y o u r land. Add an
l a t h e r th i r d to y o u r »trendy high tnx
o
PREVIOUS EXHIBITS TO BE
OUTCLASSED
towards public playgrounds where gymnastic apparatus would be
furnished and children could indulge in youthful games and pastimes
under the supervision of older people who would be expected to direct
♦ he energies of the children into proper games and to teach them new
methods of healthful amusement.
If parents show an interest in the movement it is probable that it
will go ahead. If they do not show such an interest, it will probably
get no further at present than a few social parties.
Parents who look after their own children carefully may feel that
they have no interest in such a movement. But that is a mistaken
idea. They are deeply interested in providing healthful and moral
amusement for the children with whom their own children must asso­
ciate. They owe a duty to society to help look after the children who
for some reason are not properly cared for. Besides, their own chil­
dren might enjoy a playground party two or three night« a week ju«t
as the mothers enjoy afternoon parties or the fathers enjoy an evening
at the club.
Children enjoy getting from under parental restraint once in a
while. If the opportunity is given to enjoy freedom under proper re­
strictions the desire may be satisfied that might lead to ita being taken
against parental wishes and under less favorable conditions.
$50 DOWN BUYS A HOUSE
What better proposition could you ask for?
The house is brand new, roomy and modem,
a few minutes walk from the heart of the
city, close to other pretty residences in a
choice residence district of the city. Just
outside the city limits. All the advantages
of the city without paying for them. Small
monthly payments will handle the proposi­
tion. Inquire at Sentinel office.
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